The findings of this research paper were cited in support of the Safeguarding American Agriculture Act of 2011 proposed by U.S. Senators Akaka & Feinstein:

"A research team comprised of biologists and economists from U.S. and Canadian universities and the U.S. Forest Service published a study last month finding that invasive wood-boring pests, such as the emerald ash borer and the Asian longhorned beetle, cost homeowners an estimated $830 million a year in lost property values and cost local governments an estimated $1.7 billion a year as a result of damaged trees and woodlands."